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Patty Smyth Wish I Were You Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.62/10 [13 votes]Album: Greatest Hits Featuring Scandal / Original Release Date: 1998-09-07Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 49 sec
PATTY SMYTH
- Wish I Were You Lyrics / with translationsTime goes by, I fall out of touch
I can't explain why I fall so much
I bought a pack of cigarettes
Sent an old Elvis stamp to your new address
The weather's here, wish I was fine
Wish that you could read between the lines
'Cause you dream in colors
My night comes in black and blue
I'll send a postcard
Oh, how I wish that I were you
I wish I were you
'Cause I am nothing
You are more than flesh and blood, a golden door
Let me come inside of you
Let me do the things I wanna do
Now take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
'Cause you dream in colors
My night comes in black and blue
I'll send a postcard
Oh, how I wish that I were you
'Cause you are like the ocean
I'm a river that's run dry
If you cannot reach me
All my wild flowers they will die, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give, yeah, yeah, yeah
You dream in colors
My night it comes in black and blue
I'll send a postcard
Oh, how I wish that I were you
I wish I were you, yeah I wish I were you
Just wish I were you
Take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
You can take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
I can't explain why I fall so much
I bought a pack of cigarettes
Sent an old Elvis stamp to your new address
The weather's here, wish I was fine
Wish that you could read between the lines
'Cause you dream in colors
My night comes in black and blue
I'll send a postcard
Oh, how I wish that I were you
I wish I were you
'Cause I am nothing
You are more than flesh and blood, a golden door
Let me come inside of you
Let me do the things I wanna do
Now take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
'Cause you dream in colors
My night comes in black and blue
Oh, how I wish that I were you
'Cause you are like the ocean
I'm a river that's run dry
If you cannot reach me
All my wild flowers they will die, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give, yeah, yeah, yeah
You dream in colors
My night it comes in black and blue
I'll send a postcard
Oh, how I wish that I were you
I wish I were you, yeah I wish I were you
Just wish I were you
Take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
You can take me down to where you live
And take the things I cannot give
Facts about Wish I Were You
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Wish I Were You is written by Patty Smyth, Glenn Burtnick.
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It is first released on September 07, 1998 as part of Patty Smyth's album "Greatest Hits Featuring Scandal" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the artist in 'Wish I Were You' by Patty Smyth expresses his deep longing and feelings of inadequacy as he tries to escape his current existence and see life through another person's eyes. The artist uses the dreaming metaphor which contrasts bright colors with dark black and blue nights to show how people live their best lives while he himself experiences emptiness and hopelessness. The lyrics of Wish I Were You main focus resides on expressing various emotions which include heartbreak and angst and reflection and despair and solitude. The song shows how people experience both longing and envy while they maintain emotional distance and feel desperation and desire and dream about different outcomes than actual life. The lyrics present themes of longing and desire which target an adult audience. The song includes a smoking reference through cigarette purchasing and the 'black and blue' night shows that the character experiences emotions which younger listeners should not hear.
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Wish I Were You falls under the genre Rock.
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Wish I Were You song length is 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
Who wrote Wish I Were You lyrics?
Wish I Were You is written by Patty Smyth, Glenn Burtnick.
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When was Wish I Were You released?
It is first released on September 07, 1998 as part of Patty Smyth's album "Greatest Hits Featuring Scandal" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Wish I Were You lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the artist in 'Wish I Were You' by Patty Smyth expresses his deep longing and feelings of inadequacy as he tries to escape his current existence and see life through another person's eyes. The artist uses the dreaming metaphor which contrasts bright colors with dark black and blue nights to show how people live their best lives while he himself experiences emptiness and hopelessness. The lyrics of Wish I Were You main focus resides on expressing various emotions which include heartbreak and angst and reflection and despair and solitude. The song shows how people experience both longing and envy while they maintain emotional distance and feel desperation and desire and dream about different outcomes than actual life. The lyrics present themes of longing and desire which target an adult audience. The song includes a smoking reference through cigarette purchasing and the 'black and blue' night shows that the character experiences emotions which younger listeners should not hear.
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Which genre is Wish I Were You?
Wish I Were You falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Wish I Were You?
Wish I Were You song length is 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Patty Smyth, Glenn BurtnickRecord Label(s): 1992, 1993 MCA Records, Inc , 1982, 1984, 1987, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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